The training was intended to serve as an
appropriate platform for local journalists discuss, learn and share good
practices about climate change, its effects, adaptations methods and their
roles in climate change education, communication and public access to
information.

The training, conducted
(January 23-25, 2012)by a local agency,
Global Unification The Gambia (GU) in cooperation with the Gambia Press Union(GPU), and funded by Action aid-The Gambia (AATG), was held at Tendaba, a small
settlement in the Kiang District, Lower River Region, situated approximately
170 kilometers east of the capital, Banjul.

Friday, January 20, 2012

BANJUL,
Gambia, January 20, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On January
18, 2012, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
concluded the Article IV consultation with The Gambia.1

Background

The
Gambian economy has performed well in recent years, despite challenging
global conditions. Real GDP growth averaged around 6½ percent a year
during 2008-2010, driven mainly by a strong expansion in agriculture.
Tourism and remittances, however, were hit hard by the global economic
crisis.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

“Gambian
police must immediately stop harassing Momodou Jallow for giving voice
to farmers’ grievances,” Africa Advocacy Coordinator for the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ Mohamed
Keita said. “Repeatedly summoning a journalist to court and threatening him
with charges is intimidation designed to silence criticism.”

His call followed the arrest and release of Momodou S. Jallow, a reporter working with the privately-owned The Daily News, newspaper in Banjul, over an article captioned: "Presidential Hajj Package Scandal Chief Baldeh Allegedly Bribes Lover”.

LONDON,
United-Kingdom, January 18, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ —
Amnesty International today called for the immediate release of four
activists arrested over the distribution of T-shirts calling for an end
to dictatorship in the Gambia.

The Executive Committee of the Young Journalists Association of The Gambia (YJAG) regrettably decided to postpone indefinitely its "Saturday, January 21,
2012 Fundraising Programme at St. Charles Luwanga Hall, Faji Kunda".

Sunday, January 15, 2012

The
Young Journalists Association of The Gambia, YJAG will on Saturday January 21,
2012 hold a Fundraising Programme at St. Charles Luwanga Hall at Faji Kunda.

The
programme, which will be held in a form of musical entertainment, will feature
great Gambian Musicians like Dr. Olugander on his return from Europe, Stalwart,
a short listed candidate for three international awards, Paapa Lenghty
(SiiPaahBii), and Tam 50 of the BK City.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The Observatory, a joint programme of the International
Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture
(OMCT), on January 9, 2012 denounce what it called the “interminable judicial
harassment” faced by two women human rights defenders in The Gambia.

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders believes that the
criminal case against Dr. Isatou Touray and Amie Bojang-Sissoho merely aims at
intimidating them and impeding GAMCOTRAP from carrying out its activities for
the promotion and protection of human rights.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Gunmen, who remain at large, killed Deyda Hydara, the co-proprietor and
managing editor of The Point newspaperin
a drive-by shooting on the night of December 16, 2004.

His murder which coincided with the 13th
anniversary of his newspaper, plunge Gambia's media fraternity into a mood of
despondency that it is yet to recover from, leaving civil and human rights
organisations around the world in utter disbelief.

An erstwhile Gambia Press Union (GPU) President and an
advocate for press freedom and of expression, Deyda has been a well-known
critic of government policies and programmes and fought for the improvement of
the living standards of the ever growing poor populations in the country.

He is
vying for honours with 26 African musicians in all three categories. The
Organisers are expected to unveil the winners early this year (2012), having
close polls for online voting in early December 2011.

Those who exercise their God-given potentials meaningfully to attain both
their worldly and spiritual objectives are followers of the right path. They
are the ones who shall be the successors of the prosperous, according to
Brother Tahir Ahmad Touray.

Touray
was speaking at opening of the 28th Annual National Ijtema
(Convention)of the Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya (Ahmadiyya Male Youth Wing) of
The Gambia held at Masroor
Senior Secondary
school, Old Yundum, Kombo North District of the
West Coast Region.

The Campaign to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has
taken roots in the Gambia
through raising awareness and building consciousness amongst the people.The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices
affecting the health of Women and Children - GAMCOTRAP has recently completed a
series of Training and Information Campaign activities held at Janjanbureh,
Sami Karantaba Tabokoto and Chamen Nainija in the Central River Region North
(CRRN).About two hundred women and men
benefited from the workshops funded by the European Union / Non-State Actors project
in the Gambia.

(Media
Helping Media) - Always be polite, know what you want, do your research, listen
to the person you are interviewing and remain alert for unexpected news
angles - just a few tips for getting a strong interview.

The
following module was written for media trainers at the Media Resources and Training
Centre (MRTC) in Jaffna,
Sri Lanka, who
requested some tips for their students on how to prepare for and conduct an
interview.